About me
Following a neuro-restoration research fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, neurologist Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD, has joined the staff as director of the Parkinsonism and Dementia Clinic. Dr. Torres-Yaghi is also spearheading an initiative to care for the growing population of aging patients with neurodegenerative conditions
characterized by overlapping features of both cognitive impairment and Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s credentials include:
Medical Degree: George Washington University
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Residency: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Fellowship: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Neuro-restoration research
(Movement disorders, dementia)
Dr. Torres-Yaghi’s areas of expertise include:
- Movement Disorders
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Multiple-System Atrophy
- Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementia
Clinical areas of focus
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Movements
- Acute Disseminated Demyelination
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
- Bell's Palsy
- Benign Essential Tremor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Convulsions
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Degenerative Diseases Of Basal Ganglia
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Demyelinating Diseases Of Central Nervous System
- Dystonia
- Dystonic Spasms
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy And Seizures
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Falls And Gait Disorders
- Gait And Balance Problems
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Hereditary Ataxia
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Neuropathy
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Lack Of Coordination
- Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
- Migraine
- Mononeuropathies
- Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
- Motor Neuron Diseases
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myelitis
- Myoneural Disorders
- Myopathies
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Neuropathic Pain
- Neuropathy
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rett Syndrome
- Secondary Parkinsonism
- Seizure Disorders
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy And Related Syndromes
- Supranuclear Palsy
- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Walking
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibular Neuritis
Procedures I perform
- Balance And Coordination Training
- Balance And Gait Disorders Treatment
- Brain Imaging
- Chemodenervation Of Muscle
- Chemodenervation Of Neck Muscle
- Chorea Treatment
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dystonia Treatment
- Electroencephalogram
- Electroencephalogram Review
- Electroencephalogram Setup And Takedown
- Electromyography
- Electronic Analysis Of Implanted Neurostimulator
- Falls Prevention
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Neurodegenerative Disease Treatment
- Parkinson's Disease
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Dept Neurology Washington, DC, 20007
703-852-8588Fax 410-354-4565
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Network OA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- Sentara Health
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2015)
Internship: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital at Baltimore (2012)
Medical School: George Washington University (2011)